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- Description: Antonio “Maloco” Jiménez Rodríguez has no qualms about admitting that he was the Vice-President of the notorious Hacha Viejas, or Old Hatchets, of the 1950s and 1960s in Chicago. He was a World War II veteran with a lot of heart.
- Subject: Veterans--personal narratives
- Text: of that era. The leader, Juan Hacha Vieja, came from Barrio Mula in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. He was a World War II veteran with a lot of heart. Several witnesses describe one time in 1982 when a Puerto Rican landlord in Wicker Park pulled out a .32 Colt
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- Description: in the United States. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Rodríguez is now retired. He enjoys his parakeets, cooking his vegetables, and eating the fruits of his land.
- Text: to bring the first Puerto Rican parade to Aurora. Pablo is currently a Catholic priest. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Rodríguez loves to play his cuatro and is well educated, constantly reading. He is a devout Catholic and in his early years collaborated
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- Text: . He said then “that he was not going to ever fight in a war against a Latino nation.” The expulsion from the military has caused him much suffering, including being denied any veteran’s benefits. Mr. Matias grew up in Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico
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- Text: . He is one of 12 siblings including his U.S. veteran brother, Junior who was also a member of the Young Lords. His father was a store manager in downtown Manhattan
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- Text: was confronted, but that she was never in a gang. Martha attended Arnold Elementary and Waller High School. Her husband was a decorated military veteran. Spanish Martha López creció en el vecindario de Lincoln Park y recuerda como la comunidad puertorriqueña
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- Text: up speaking his native Navajo language with his parents as a sheep herder on a farm in the reservation. During World War II, Navajo US veterans were called code
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- Text: up speaking his native Navajo language with his parents as a sheep herder on a farm in the reservation. During World War II, Navajo US veterans were called code
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- Text: that is what he spoke growing up. During World War II Navajo US veterans were called code talkers because they could infiltrate the Japanese and speak in their native tongue